This half-day
excursion takes you from Berne to the Swiss cheese country. Perched on a hill
in a landscape full of grace and harmony, is the picture-book medieval town of
Gruyères. With its quaint houses dating from the 16th and 17th centuries, it
is a real paradise for photographers. First, you will visit the cheese factory
“La Maison du Gruyère”. It takes you into the heart of the senses with an
exhibition on fragrances and tastes. You will discover the secrets of
cheese-making according to ancestral tradition. Then you will continue to the
village of Gruyères. There will be time to stroll along the cobblestone
streets before having lunch at restaurant Fleur de Lys. After a delicious lunch
you will continue to Montreux. Drive along picturesque vineyards above typical
wine growing villages Vevey and Châtel St. Denis, as well as Chillon Castle -
one of the most impressive, medieval strongholds of Switzerland, immortalized
by many famous poets. It was erected in the 13th century on Roman foundations
and was the residence of the County of Savoy throughout the Middle Ages.
Originally a fortress, Chillon Castle (same as Byron's famous Prisoner of
Chillon) underwent numerous transformations while adapting to the advances in
defensive and offensive weapons through the ages.

Friday 30thAugust 2019:
Full day excursion from Montreux to Interlaken incl. stop at Mt. Schilthorn and
Truemmelbach waterfalls

08:00am Departure from Hotel le Grand Lac
Excelsior

10:30am Arrival in Stechelberg

10:55am Departure by aerial cable car to Mount
Schilthorn

11:30am Lunch at Mount Schilthorn

02:30pm Departure to Stechelberg

03:20pm Visit Truemmelbavh waterfalls

04:30pm Departure to Interlaken

05:30pm Arrival in Interlaken, overnight in
Hotel Interlaken

06:30pm Departure to evening Location for
Dinner

Magic Mount Schilthorn

This is no doubt
the picture book tour you always had in mind when thinking of Switzerland. On
this exciting excursion you will see some of the world’s most famous and
dramatic scenery. Your first stop will be Gstaad - the “Jet-Set” holiday resort
with is charming wooden chalets, with bright splashes of geraniums on the
window sills. The winter and summer holiday resort is very popular with
royalties and artists. Here you will cross the language border, from now
onwards German will be spoken. Afterwards, you will continue by motor coach to
Lauterbrunnen and on to Stechelberg, passing en route impressive waterfalls,
quaint villages, flowers, meadows and pine trees.

At Stechelberg you board Europe’s longest aerial cable
car to the top of the Mt. Schilthorn. The difference in height from the ground
station to the very top is 2,134 m / 7,000 ft. for which you need exactly 1010
seconds traveling time. Linger over an awe-inspiring view stretching from the
Black Forest in Germany to the mighty Mont-Blanc massive in France and, of
course, the magnificent Mt. Jungfraujoch group with its eternal ice and snow.
On the top you will have lunch at the Piz Gloria revolving restaurant - 3,048 m
/ 10,000 ft in the sky - made famous by the 007 James Bond film location for
the movie “On her Majesty’s Secret Service”. Return the same way to Interlaken.

Before finishing your
day tour in Interlaken, you will visit the Truemmelbach Waterfalls. Ten glacier
waterfalls inside the mountain made accessible by a tunnel-lift. The illuminated
Truemmelbach alone drains the mighty glacier defiles of Eiger (13,026ft),
Mönch (13,449ft) and Jungfrau (13,643ft) and carries 20,200 tons of boulder
detritus per year. Its drainage area is 24 sq km (15 sq mi), half of it covered
by snow and glaciers which drains up to 20,000 liters of water per second. They
are the only glacier-waterfalls in Europe inside a mountain, which are still
accessible.

Saturday 31th
August 2019:
Full day excursion from Interlaken to Zurich incl. stop in Lucerne

Truemmelbach waterfalls

09:00am Departure to Lucerne

10:20am Arrival in Lucerne, start walking
tour and time at leisure

12:15pm Lunch at restaurant Zunfthaus Pfistern

01:45pm Departure to Zurich

04:00pm Arrival in Zurich, short stoop at
Zurich main station

and overnight in
Hotel Alexander

Dinner at leisure

Lucerne – the charming city

Explore the
storybook Lucerne. This lovely town stands by the Lake Lucerne and is
surrounded to the South by snow-covered mountains. During an hour-long walking
tour you will learn important, humorous and interesting facts about Lucerne's
history, churches, bridges, narrow streets, towers, squares and, of course,
Lucerne's trademark - the Chapel Bridge and Water Tower. Afterwards, you’ll
have time for shopping in the Old Town, which has a traffic ban - certainly the
most attractive "shopping center" you have ever seen. You will have
lunch in the former guild house Pfistern - the unique remaining guild house in
town with a direct view onto the Chapel Bridge. After lunch, you will continue
your trip to Zurich, the final destination.

shopping in the Old Town, which has a traffic ban -
certainly the most attractive "shopping center" you have ever seen.
You will have lunch in the former guild house Pfistern - the unique remaining
guild house in town with a direct view onto the Chapel Bridge. After lunch, you
will continue your trip to Zurich, the final destination.

The
closing date for registration to participate in the
Post Congress tour is on 31 May 2019.
The tour only takes place with 36 persons and more. If less than 36 people have
registered by 31 May, the tour will not take place.

Cancellation
Policy

Before 31 May 2019 refund
95% of total payment

01 June – 30 June 2019 refund
50% of total payment

01 July – 31 July 2019 refund
25% of total Payment

After 01 August 2019 no
refund

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